Trio of tax, fee increases get differing support as Mayor Greg Ballard presents proposed budget to council

11:27 PM,
Aug. 19, 2013

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard discusses his 2014 city-county budget proposal to the City-County Council on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. He called for eliminating a tax credit and expanding a police taxing district.

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A trio of proposed tax and fee increases received varying receptions Monday when Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented his budget plan to the City-County Council.

The strongest opposition or skepticism greeted Ballard's latest bid to spike the homestead property tax credit, which he calls outdated in the era of tax caps. The council rejected a proposal to phase out the credit last month, with some calling it a clear tax increase.

Republican Aaron Freeman and Democrat Zach Adamson often disagree, but they both oppose that move - and both support Ballard's other tax proposal, which also ...